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Team officials said 1,500 tickets would be up for sale beginning at 9 a.m. at Great American Ball Park ticket windows for the April 1 season opener against the Los Angeles Angels. Game time is slated for 4:10 p.m.

Reds fans spent more than 24 hours in line in bitter cold temperatures for the chance to buy the tickets.

Aaron Wright was first in line. “It was a record, probably starting early in the morning. I've never seen a number like this. And they were showing up all night long,” he said.

But more people showed up than anticipated and with a limited number of tickets available, some fans who got a late start were forced to admit that they wouldn’t be getting tickets.

“This is the first year that I honestly can say, ‘I doubt I'm going to get tickets.’ There are so many people down here that came the night before," Shelly Lowe said.

Reds fans are ready to get the season off to a good start after a disappointing end to the post-season last year.

“I've never seen a season like this before. In seven years, this is probably the biggest number I have ever seen show up for Opening Day tickets," Wright said.

The Reds said 1,000 View Level and 500 Standing Room Only tickets were being offered. Each person was limited to four tickets.